Introduction: _________ is the fresh-faced,
new pop artist that everyone has been talking about. The young girl from New
Orleans has become the latest obsession for many pop music fans. 19 and already
becoming more and more successful by the second. “I think it’s never too early
to make your mark in the music industry” she has expressed her feelings about
the lack of young singers like herself in the charts, and she wishes to inspire
more young people to start their careers early. Her parents have said that
________ has always been very interested in music, not just listening to it,
but also writing her own songs. As ________ plays 6 instruments, and performing
in talent shows as a child, she has shown great dedication to learning more
about music before creating her own album.
Q1: What is the meaning behind your new
album?
“It’s about my journey to becoming who I am
today” _________ life has not been a horribly difficult one. However, making a
name for herself was the tricky part, as she was always recognised as the
relative of the famous singer Shakira, and not the individual person that she
is. The album is about her finding a way to establish herself as more than just
a relative of Shakira. “I made my own career. No help. Just inspiration.”
Q2: Who were your idols that inspired you
to become a pop music artist?
“There was no one specific singer that
inspired me, it was a mixture of many singers, not just pop music artists, but
from other music genres as well” The young singer has said that her music comes
from a variety of inspirational singers. She enjoys all genres of music, but
she felt that pop music was the right path for her “I connect to pop the most”
Pop music truly suits her bubbly and creative personality.
Q3: Are you surprised with the success of
your new album?
“Yes, I was completely taken by surprise.
When I created the album, I had no idea it would attract the attention that it
did” It seems that the young singer did not expect to become as successful as
she did, her album was not intended to become so trendy. Although, ________ was
pleasantly surprised that she had the support of so many people around the
world, and that her fan base was growing so fast.
Q5: What is it like being related to a
famous musician?
“It has impacted my career in a negative
way” on many occasions ________ has been accused of using her famous relative
Shakira to boost up her own career. However, according to ________ this is not
the case, she has said on many occasions that she would never use her own
family like that. “I didn’t inherit my success” she has proven herself to her
fans with her latest album ‘Solo’, which shows her individuality and
contemporary creation through music. “But its not all bad, she has given me so
much advice and support with my music career” ________ has admitted that
Shakira is a fan of her music, and has been very supportive towards her career,
but the music is still very much her own.
Q6: What was your childhood like?
“My family always had very high expectations
for me, it was hard to live up to them” ________ was put under a tremendous
amount of stress, of course this gave her the right motivation to go on and do
great things with her life
